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Despite opposition, Hill Country music venue moves closer to reality
San Antonio Express News Liz Teitz April 14, 2025 https://www.expressnews.com/hill-country/article/hays-county-dripping-springs-fitzhugh-concert-20275009.php GEAA is one of three organizations involved. Attorneys for these three organizations have asked for hearings. GEAA is joined by Fitzhugh Neighbors, a group of residents near the proposed venue, and by Save Our Springs Alliance, an Austin-based conservation organization. All three groups have individual members who meet the criteria for a hearing, including property owners within 1 mile of the proposed venue. A hearing has been requested to address whether the permit will protect surface water quality, groundwater, and wildlife. Consideration of the potential impacts of stormwater runoff and compliance
Developers pivot to resort proposal near Barton Creek, raising environmental concerns
April 15, 2025 KVUE Developers have proposed a 70-acre resort and residential community on State Highway 71 near Bee Cave, called White Rocks. https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/controversial-development-near-barton-creek-changed/269-65bb6c18-c743-481e-b5bb-7a28f62558c4
Join GEAA at Todos Agua 2!
GEAA’s Executive Director Annalisa Peace will be speaking at the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center’s Second Annual Water Festival. The event is on Saturday, March 29th. She will be joined by other speakers including educators and activists. They will engage in community dialogue on local water issues. Come out and take part in the conversation! More about the festival here:

Million Gallon March: Rallying for Local Wells & San Antonio’s Primary Water Source
Deceleration News Greg Harman Feb. 14, 2025 YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE! Hundreds of residents gathered in Grey Forest, Texas earlier this month to decry plans for 2,900 homes on the outskirts of San Antonio—expected to discharge a million gallons of treated wastewater daily into the Helotes Creek watershed. Those who have studied the project said contamination could reach local water wells in less than a day after discharge. And, they warned, with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg amplifying the point, that contamination would inevitably reach the Edwards Aquifer, which is relied upon by nearly 2 million area residents. “There is a saying

Northwest Bexar County residents oppose wastewater permit over drinking water concerns
Mayor Nirenberg visited the Helotes area that could be affected by developer’s proposed wastewater plant. https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/02/17/northwest-bexar-county-residents-oppose-wastewater-permit-over-drinking-water-concerns KSAT 12 Zaria Oates, Reporter Ricardo Moreno, PhotojournalistFebruary 16, 2025

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/officials-work-to-prevent-treated-waste-water-from-entering-helotes-creek

Neighbors angrily reject proposed 5,000-seat amphitheater due to environmental concerns
Austin American-Statesman Bianca Moreno-Paz Jan. 30, 2024 Mike Clifford GEAA Technical Director spoke tenaciously at the meeting, expressing concerns that the permit, if granted, would

Northwest Bexar County residents fight to stop waste water from being dumped near Edwards Aquifer
KSAT NEWS Reporter Patty Santos Jan. 29, 2024 GEAA Executive Director Annalisa Peace tells KSAT news about her concerns that if passed this permit could

Residents, groups fight plan to dump wastewater into Hill Country waterway
Express News by Ricardo Delgado Jan. 11 2024 GEAA is very concerned about the level of phosphorus that could be discharged into Hondo Creek if

Opponents challenge wastewater plans for Hays County concert venue
Express News Jan 9, 2024 By Liz Teitz. Written comments stated by the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance: “The Fitzhugh music venue, as currently proposed, would

Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer declares Stage 4 exceptional drought
By Carissa Lehmkuhl PublishedDecember 15, 2023 5:19PM Weather FOX 7 Austin As quoted by GEAA Executive Director Annallisa Peace, “The news of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer

How new legislation and growth threaten Edwards Aquifer
By Annalisa Peace,For the Express-News Nov 27, 2023 GEAA Under a new state law, those who own property in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, where most of the development